必定

bìdìng

adverb HSK 7-9 #10,005

Meanings

1 to be bound to
2 to be sure to
3 certainly
4 definitely

Characters

must; certainly

fixed; definite

Examples

HSK 3

他必定会成功。

Tā bìdìng huì chénggōng.

He is bound to succeed.

HSK 5

努力必定会有回报。

Nǔlì bìdìng huì yǒu huíbào.

Hard work will surely be rewarded.

Tips

usage

必定 is more literary than 一定 (yīdìng). Use 必定 for emphasis in formal contexts; 一定 works for both formal and casual speech.

Stroke Order

必 bì

定 dìng